“Yea, the least glimpse of the glory of God in the face of Christ doth more exalt and ennoble the soul, than all the knowledge of those that have the greatest speculative understanding in divinity without grace.” - Jonathan Edwards, Divine and Supernatural Light (1734)
About
As one of ten international affiliate centers of Yale University, this center seeks to be the educational epicenter for researching the life and works of America’s premier theologian. The Jonathan Edwards Center (JEC) hosts conferences followed by publications which include its conference proceedings. Graduate students have the opportunity to submit papers in a competition in which the winner will receive a monetary prize and guaranteed publication. Under the auspices of Gateway Seminary, this center seeks to strengthen existing doctoral and visiting scholar programs and network with international scholarly communities as well as local churches.
“The Jonathan Edwards Center at Gateway Seminary is the research, education, and publication hub for Edwards studies on the West Coast.” - Chris Chun, Director
Lectures and Discussions
Listen to the Jonathan Edwards Center podcast here or on your favorite podcast platform!
You can also watch the podcast episodes on YouTube!
Online Journal
Read the latest issue of the online journal Jonathan Edwards Studies. Published by the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University, the journal is an interdisciplinary digital publication that deals with all facets of Edwards’ fascinating body of work, including historic trajectories, early modern context, his life and thought, and global legacies from a variety of perspectives.
Publications
Chris Chun ed, Volume 10, Apologetic Works 6: On Universalism and Particular Redemption, (De Gruyter, 2025).
Cameron Schweitzer, Towards a Clearer Understanding of Jonathan Edwards’s Biblical Typology: A Case Study in the “Blank Bible” (JE Society Press, 2024)
Matthew Pinson ed, Jonathan Edwards: A Reformed Arminian Engagement (B&H Publishing Group, 2024)
Victor Zhu, America’s Theologian Beyond America: Jonathan Edwards, Israel, and China (Oxford University Press, 2022)
Obbie Tyler Todd, Southern Edwardseans: The Southern Baptist Legacy of Jonathan Edwards. New Directions in Edwards Studies (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2022)
"Original Sin: American, Political, Theological" by Ryan Rindels. Originally published here.
Regeneration, Revival, and Creation: Religious Experience and the Purposes of God in the Thought of Jonathan Edwards edited by Chris Chun and Kyle C. Strobel.
"Regeneration, Revival, and Creation" by Chris Chun, published in Jonathan Edwards Studies vol 10, no 2 (2020): Special Issue
"Praying for Revival in the Life And Thought of Jonathan Edwards and Edwardsean Baptists" by Michael Haykin.
Jonathan Edwards Studies vol. 8 no. 2 (2018) - "Philip J. Fisk, Jonathan Edwards’s Turn from the Classic-Reformed Tradition of Freedom of the Will" by Cameron Schweitzer, current Gateway student.
Edwardseana Issue 4: Fall 2018 - Read more about the Jonathan Edwards Center at Gateway Seminary.
New Releases
Edited by Robert L. Boss and Sarah B. Boss, The Jonathan Edwards Miscellanies Companion: Volume 2 (Fort Worth: JE Society Press, November 30, 2021)
John S. Banks, The Forgotten Edwards: A New Examination of the Life and Thought of Jonathan Edwards Jr. (Fort Worth: JE Society Press, 2021)
Adam G. Cavalier, “Salvation Shall Spread Through All the Tribes and Ranks of Mankind”: Jonathan Edwards and World Mission (Fort Worth: JE Society Press, 2021)
Brian S. Borgman, Jonathan Edwards on Genesis Hermeneutics, Homiletics, and Theology (Eugene: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2021)
Ryan Rindels, Andrew Fuller’s Theology of Revival: Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility in Spiritual Renewal. Monographs in Baptist History (Eugene: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2021)
Courses will be offered for students about Jonathan Edwards and his theological legacy.
Upcoming Events
Print and Piety: The “Eminent Usefulness” of Andrew Fuller’s Legacy - May 28-30, 2025
Register for the Andrew Fuller conference with plenary speakers David Bebbington, Michael Haykin, Peter Morden, Nathan Finn and Chris Chun!
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are inviting theologians and historians who work with English Baptists in the Long 18th Century to submit papers.
The plenary speakers will be Michael Haykin, David Bebbington, Peter Morden, Nathan Finn and Chris Chun. Beyond the plenaries, we are seeking a suite of parallel papers on English Baptist Andrew Fuller and his contemporaries.
Send a 300-word proposal including your paper’s title, key argument, and the sources you will interact with. Be concise and specific about your argument, so the planning committee can make an informed decision. Please include a CV for background, but independent scholars and student proposals are welcome. Papers should be no longer than 30-40 minutes in presentation, followed by 10-15 minutes for Q&A.
Please email your proposal to by December 29, 2025. Selections will be announced in January 2026.
Past Events
April 14-15, 2023 | Theology in and for the Church with Kevin Vanhoozer
March 31, 2022 | JEC Lunch and Lecture with Lisanne Winslow
September 30, 2021 | JEC Luncheon with Robert Caldwell
November 2, 2020 | Jonathan Edwards and Slavery: Christian Leadership with Feet of Clay Watch Video
August 21, 2019 | Colloquium with Ryan Hoselton, doctoral candidate and instructor at Heidelberg University.
January 15-16, 2019 | Inaugural Conference of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Gateway Seminary Download Program
September 27, 2018 | Lecture by Dr. Kyle Strobel - “Jonathan Edwards and the Nature of the Christian Life” Watch Video
April 23, 2018 | Lecture by Dr. Mark Rogers - “Jonathan Edwards and New Divinity School"
March 26, 2018 | Lecture by Dr. Oliver Crisp - “Jonathan Edwards and Dispositional Ontology”